From here on out, we shall use new names for our political parties. The Democrats will be the Scientologists and the Republicans will be the Branch Davidians. Hogwash, you say, but I dare you to prove to me that allegiance to a political party has not morphed itself into a cult standing. To be fair, we'll call the Green Party the Heaven's Gate from now on. What most of you simpletons fail to understand is that there is no difference in either party. It is an illusion of choice. Lobbyists and corporate entities own every single politician. My own daughter complained how her student council elections were nothing more than a popularity contest. My answer was that EVERY election is a popularity contest.
Think back and remember how Joe Lieberman was kicked out of the Democratic party for not towing the party line. Its the same thing as when a Scientologist becomes momentarily smart enough to realize the whole thing is bullshit. And to compare Republicans to Branch Davidians is too easy because of the militia groups and the racist entities such as the KKK and Tea Party. Green party and Heaven's Gate? - once they drank the kool-aid it came to an end.
Our government is NOT what it was intended to be. The days of by and for the people have long since been over. Why do you think the process of chosing nominees takes so long? You have to find that charismatic leader to entrance your base. And it is not important that the person have any intelligence - for example: Rahm Immanuel, Sarah Palin, George Bush (hell, any Bush), Dick Cheney, Michelle Bachman, Dianne Finestein. What is important is that the base will listen and belive all that they say.
The time has come for us to divorce ourselves from allegiance to a party. Get off of your asses and research the bills up for vote and the offers being made in Washington. Make up your OWN decision of what is acceptable or not. 234 years of nursing on the breasts of political parties is enough. If we want the government to be for us and by us again, we have to start getting ourselves involved - and not by toting a party line but by digging for the true information so that we can make a REAL decision - not one given to us in a press conference.
I'm in agreement with most of what you say here, as I have recently been considering leaving the Democratic party. But, how exactly is the Green party like Heaven's Gate? As far as I know about the party, it emphasizes environmentalism, among other things (basically, a lot of things that I support/possibly support). Also, the party doesn't accept donations from corporations, which is definitely a plus in book.
ReplyDeleteCorrection: "support/*can* possibly support"
ReplyDeleteMatthew, you ask a good quaestion. I suppose I made the comparison since, when you ask someone about a cult, Heaven's Gate is not one that is readily thought of. It's kind of the same thing with the Green Party. Don't get me wrong, I'm kind of fond of the Green Party, but I think they have to back off the environment as the lynchpin of their platform (it IS important, but it can't be everything) and get in on some mainstream issues more forcefully. The Greens are seen as the tree-hugging hippies and rearranging (not changing) their message is the only way I see them taken seriously. Oh, and you have to get someone besides Nader to be the face - he looks like a mummy!
ReplyDeleteThanks for responding.
ReplyDeleteI see what you're saying. However, I don't understand why being a 'tree-hugger' should necessarily be a bad thing (though I do understand that this is probably just me) :).
Its not that 'tree-hugging' is a bad thing. The issue is that for the average American, the image of eco-terrorist has been burned into their head as the textbook example of one. Groups like PETA and ELF have had their methods used as proof of what enviro groups do. Therefore, a political party with a central message of the environent is going to be viewed as one that may use less ethical practices to get their way.
ReplyDeleteCouple this with the polarization caused by Al Gore and its easy to see why the American public is wary of an environmental party. There is absolutely nothing wrong with 'tree-huggers.' My point is they are not going to make any serious dent in the political landscape unless they reorganize their platform.